Great Books of the Western World series
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The Great Books of the Western World series is a curated collection of classic works of literature, philosophy, science, and political thought intended to represent the core intellectual tradition of Western civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Books of the Western World project | 1 |
| Great Books of the Western World series canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Books of the Western World series Context triple: [Mortimer Adler, workedOn, Great Books of the Western World series]
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A.
Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics is a 51-volume anthology of classic literature and foundational texts compiled in the early 20th century as a comprehensive liberal education collection.
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Oxford World’s Classics
Oxford World’s Classics is a long-running series of affordable, scholarly editions of major works of literature and thought from around the world.
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C.
Norton Critical Editions
Norton Critical Editions is a renowned series of scholarly annotated texts that combine authoritative editions of literary works with critical essays, contextual documents, and editorial commentary for students and scholars.
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D.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
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Norton Anthologies
The Norton Anthologies are influential, widely used academic collections of literature and other texts that provide curated, annotated selections for study in schools and universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Books of the Western World series Target entity description: The Great Books of the Western World series is a curated collection of classic works of literature, philosophy, science, and political thought intended to represent the core intellectual tradition of Western civilization.
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A.
Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics is a 51-volume anthology of classic literature and foundational texts compiled in the early 20th century as a comprehensive liberal education collection.
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B.
Oxford World’s Classics
Oxford World’s Classics is a long-running series of affordable, scholarly editions of major works of literature and thought from around the world.
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C.
Norton Critical Editions
Norton Critical Editions is a renowned series of scholarly annotated texts that combine authoritative editions of literary works with critical essays, contextual documents, and editorial commentary for students and scholars.
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D.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
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E.
Norton Anthologies
The Norton Anthologies are influential, widely used academic collections of literature and other texts that provide curated, annotated selections for study in schools and universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book series ⓘ |
| aim | to present the core intellectual tradition of Western civilization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor |
Mortimer J. Adler
NERFINISHED
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Robert Maynard Hutchins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalPhilosophy | Great Books education ⓘ |
| genre |
literature
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philosophy ⓘ political thought ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1952 first edition
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1990 second edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Candide by Voltaire
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| inception | 1952 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
Mortimer J. Adler
NERFINISHED
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Robert Maynard Hutchins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Great Books of the Western World project